Caesar Salad with Shrimp
the food
Avenida De Revolucion
the pepperoni pizzaThings to Do & Places to Go between OC & SD
There are many places I can recommend. It is best to drive from OC to SD because there are many points of interest along the way.
Along PCH, any of the OC beach areas are good. If you want to stop by the "surfer" capital, Hungtington beach gives you that mainstream beachy/touristy feel; however, along the way-Laguna Beach is more tranquil and you can stroll around there. Laguna Beach also has a bunch of nice shops and artists' galleries. They have an annual Sawdust Art Festival held around June-August.
Mission San Juan Capistrano is en route to SD and close to the 405 S freeway. It's one of the California missions and gives you a feel for what "old" California was like. See their website: http://www.missionsjc.com/
There are also many other beaches along the road to SD and you may stop at any one of them if you wish. I suggest heading towards the east from there and do a quick stop in one of the local wineries in Temecula.
Of course, don't forget the following in SD: San Diego Wild Animal Park, Sea World, the Historic Old Town, the Gaslamp Quarter, La Jolla Shores, and possibly a quick run in Tijuana?
There are many restaurants around Old Town, the Gaslamp Quarter, La Jolla, etc. The only restaurant I can remember is the Royal Thai Cuisine in the Gaslamp Quarter. As for other restaurants, I forgot their names, sorry!
Here are some websites:
Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association: http://www.temeculawines.org/
Old Town: http://www.sandiegohistory.org/links/oldtown.htm
Gaslamp Quarter: http://www.gaslamp.org/
Royal Thai Cuisine in the Gaslamp Quarter: http://www.sdro.com/rthai/
San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau: http://www.sandiego.org/nav/Visitors
Tijuana Border Crossing Information: http://www.tijuana.com/info.html
Good luck & do enjoy beautiful Southern California! Everything that Southern California has to offer brings back warm memories!
